Irish Traditions

   Sport :

The Hurley

In Ireland, sport the most popular are gaelic sport, like gaelic football and hurling. The rugby, traditional football and hockey are also very popular.

Hurling is a team sport originally from Ireland. It is played with a stick called “hurley”. This sport is considered the fastest but also very dangerous because there’s many physical contact. 

Gaelic football is a mixture of rugby and football. It is played with the hands and feet.

St Patrick’s day :

It’s the most famous celebration in Ireland, celebrate on march 17, it commemorates the Christianization of Ireland in the fifth century by Maewyn Succat, to evangelize the island, better known under the name of St. Patrick. This was the man who secured the full conversion of the Irish people to Christianity. Its role was considered so crucial in the religious life of Ireland, the Irish dedicate him every year a national holiday, called Saint Patrick’s day.

 

This day it’s a occasion for Irish to do party, drink, sing and dance. Big city organized parade, Dublin is reputed for this parade that bring each year thousands of people.

During the celebration Irish people loved perpetuate Irish folklore, it’s not rare to meet lot of leprechauns and people wear with green clothes with flag of Ireland paint on the cheek.

   Irish kitchen :

 

The Irish Stew

Irish kitchen include many traditional dishes, like Irish stew who is a chowder, or bangers and mash, potato and sausage. The breakfast is also very famous. For this drinks, beer and whiskeys are the most representative of Ireland. Guinness is a black beer with a white foam, known worldwide for this particularly flavor. Guinness is strongly related to the history of Ireland; it is a symbol of.